About

Mechanical Engineer with MSc in Soil Science and DSc in Food Sciences. University Professor at UFLA since 1977 being Full Professor since 1998. Expertise on Agricultural Machinery Projects, Agroecology Sustainable Socio-Environmental Technologies, Family Farming and Innovative University Extension. Creator and Coordinator (2007) of the "UFLA-Africa/Asia Voices Project". Founder (2009) of the "UFLA-NEAPE (Nucleus of Studies in Agroecology, Permaculture and Innovative University Extension)". Founder (2012) of the “Lavras Nucleus of the NGO-Engineers Without Borders”. Blog creator (1996) of the “Alternative Energy Forms” (www.energialternativa.ufla.br). Professor “Honoris Causa Doctor” (2015) by the ULPGL (Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs), Goma/DR Congo. Coordinated more than one hundred Innovative University Extension Projects in Agroecology issues at UFLA and is currently retired Full Professor and Volunteer Extensionist at Agricultural Engineering Department at Lavras Federal University (DEA / UFLA) from where he continues to coordinate several participatory inovatives extensionists projects around the world.